1997–98 A Group
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| Season | 1997–98 |
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| Champions | Litex Lovech (1st title) |
| Relegated | Olimpik Spartak Pleven Etar |
| Champions League | Litex |
| UEFA Cup | CSKA |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 696 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Boncho Genchev Anton Spasov (17 goals each) |
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← 1996–97
1998–99 →
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Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1997–1998 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 25 | 69 | 1998–99 Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 73 | 27 | 64 | 1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 29 | 61 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 31 | 55 | |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 54 | |
| 6 | Levski Kyustendil | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 46 | |
| 7 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 42 | |
| 8 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 41 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
| 10 | Metalurg Pernik | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 36 | 37 | |
| 11 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 48 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 36 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 58 | 36 | |
| 14 | Olimpik Teteven | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 35 | Relegation to B Group |
| 15 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 75 | 21 | Relegation to B Group |
| 16 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 82 | 14 | Relegation to B Group |
Champions
- Litex Lovech
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vitomir Vutov |
28 | (0) | |
| Stoyan Stavrev |
2 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Petar Kushev |
16 | (2) | |
| Stefan Kolev |
21 | (1) | |
| Nikolay Dimitrov |
24 | (1) | |
| Dimitar Karadaliev |
1 | (0) | |
| Zlatomir Zagorčić |
27 | (0) | |
| Ivaylo Petkov |
27 | (3) | |
| Radostin Kishishev |
5 | (0) | |
| Dimitar Balabanov |
6 | (0) | |
| Rosen Kirilov |
28 | (0) | |
| Koycho Ivanov |
1 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosen Emilov |
17 | (1) | |
| Mariyan Todorov |
28 | (6) | |
| Stoycho Stoilov |
30 | (8) | |
| Daniel Ostrovski |
5 | (0) | |
 Dragoljub Simonović |
22 | (6) | |
| Ivaylo Petev* |
12 | (2) | |
| Veselin Sarbakov |
16 | (3) | |
| Emil Tsanev* |
2 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Yurukov* |
14 | (13) | |
| Dimcho Belyakov* |
14 | (5) | |
 Alban Bushi |
15 | (4) | |
| Svetoslav Todorov |
19 | (9) | |
 Luis Carlos Mota |
5 | (1) | |
| Igor Bogdanović |
15 | (6) | |
| Metodi Stoynev |
8 | (1) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Dimitar Dimitrov |
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- Petev, Tsanev, Yurukov and Belyakov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boncho Genchev |
CSKA Sofia | 17 |
| Anton Spasov |
Neftochimic Burgas | ||
| 3 | Stefan Yurukov |
Litex Lovech | 13 |
| Danilo Dončić |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
